Question

A family of 5 comes to the amusement park. There are two adults and three children (under the age of 12). They qualify for a special family rate of $174.45. The clerk tells them that a child's ticket always costs $11 less than an adult's ticket. How much is each adult ticket and how much is each child's ticket?

Answer 1

If x = adult ticket price and y = child's ticket price then we know:\[2x+3y=174.45\]

Answer 2

We also know that\[y=x-11\]

Answer 3

The first equation comes from "two adults and three children ......qualify for a special family rate of $174.45". The second equation comes from "a child's ticket always costs $11 less than an adult's ticket".

Answer 4

Do you know how to solve this?

Answer 5

i think